Legal Articles in Japan

Links to Legal Articles, Reports and Notes in Japan

(in English)

by Takato NATSUI

ADR

Reconciliation of Commercial Disputes in Japan by Kazuo Iwasaki

Anti-Trust Law and Fair Competition Law

Report of Study Group, Result of Fact-Finding Survey etc. at JFTC

Competition Policy and Structural Economic Change at JFTC

Competition Policy in the Telecommunications Sector at JFTC

Guidelines at JFTC

Guidelines for Interpretation on the Stipulation that "The Effect May Be Substantially to Restrain Competition in a Particular Field of Trade" Concerning M&As

Tadashi Shiraishi Web Page

Arbitration

Arbitration

Civil Code

A Comparative Study of the Japanese Civil Code and CISG by Shigeru Kagayama

Civil Procedure Law

Reform of Civil Procedure Law in Japan by Masahisa Deguchi

Commercial Law

Law related to METI

Consumer Protection Law

The Comprehensive Amendments To the Laws that Require the Delivery of Documents and the Like to Allow the Employment of Electronic Media (IT Comprehensive Law)

Expectations for the Consumer Contracts Law by Hamano Takayoshi

Consumer Protection in Japan by Sigeru Kagayama

Contract Law

Contract Law and Practice by Luke Nottage

Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)

CISG-Japan Database

Criminology

Criminal Justice System at Work 1998

Meeting of the G8 Senior Experts Group on Transnational Organized Crime (Lyon Group) (May 2000)

Impressions of Prison Life by Shortly-to-be-released Inmates

Violations of the international human rights law in Japanese prisons

The Japanese Prison Industry from the International Point of View

Political problems related to Crime and Safety in Japan.

The Rise of the Chinese Mafia in Japan

Victims of Crime in Criminal Justice in Japan

Cyberlaw

Internet and Law
(Computer Crime)

Outline of the act concerning the prohibition of unauthorized (computer) access (Draft) (Provisional summary by METI)

Action Plan for Building Foundations of Information Systems Protection from Hackers and Other Cyber threats Adopted by the Interagency Director-Generals' Meeting on IT Security on 21 January, 2000

Upon subject toward safe network society realization by Kiyoshi Yasutomi

(Cyber-porn)

Legal Aspects of cyber-porn in Japan by Dr. Makoto Ibusuki
From "Dial-a-Porn" to "Cyberporn": Approaches to and Limitations of Regulation in the United States and Japan by Rieko Mashima

(Jurisdiction)

Comparative Studies in the Approach to Jurisdiction in Cyberspace by Masaki Hamano

Economic Law

Economic Law at Keidanren

Electronic Commerce

The Electronic Commerce

Approaches to Stabilization and Activation of Contents Transactions

Report on the Legal System of Electronic Commerce

The Guideline on Cross-Border Securities Transaction via Internet by Foreign Securities Firms based on Article 3 of the Law on Foreign Securities Firms

Study on Standardization of Electronic Transaction in Distribution Business -Standardization of Logistic EDI Message Format between Distribution and Logistic Businesses-

Legal Provisions Relating to Electronic Signatures and Certification: Promoting Electronic Commerce and Otherwise Laying the Foundation for Network-Based Social and Economic Activities

U.S.-JAPAN Joint-Statement on Electronic Commerce (May 1998)

Australia-JAPAN Joint Statement on Electronic Commerce (July 1999)

The Development and Future Challenges of Self-Regulation in Japan, with Special Regard to Electronic Commerce by Tsuneo Matsumoto

Energy Law

Fundamental Policies for Rational Use of Energy

Environment Law

Laws and Regulations at Environment Agency

Ethics

Legal Regulations on the Advanced Science and Technology

Family Law

FAQ : Concerning Divorce and the Family Court System in Japan at United States Embassy Tokyo Japan
Child Abuse and Parental Power in Japan

Financial Law and Banking Law

Japanese Financial Institutions

Human Rights

Foreign Policy : Human rights at MOFA
Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee : Japan. 19/11/98. CCPR/C/79/Add.102. (Concluding Observations/Comments)

The Initial Report of Japan under Article 44, Paragraph 1 of The Convention on The Rights of The Child (May 30, 1996)

International Protection of Human Rights, Its Universality and Contextuality by Koichi Tsutsumi

Truth in Textbooks, Freedom in Education and Peace for Children
The History and Function of the Strong Regulation of Textbooks by Yutaka Saito

Immigration Law

Basic Plan for Immigration Control

Intellectual Property Law

Outline of Industry Property System
Towards the International Harmonization of Industrial Property Rights Systems in the 21st Century by The International Affairs Committee, The Industrial Property Council (March 1999)

International Collaboration on Intellectual Property in FY 1999

Articles at SOFTIC

Intellectual Property in the 21st Century by Nobuhiro Nakayama
Creativity and the Scope of Protection of Computer Programs by Masao Yoshida

Fundamental Concepts in Japanese and American Copyright Law by Dennis S. Karjala and Keiji Sugiyama

The Software Escrow System by Norihisa Ogawa

Intellectual Property Infringement Litigation in Japan

Intellectual Property Protection in Japan by Kazuo Iwasaki

A website for information on patents, trademarks, designs, copyright in Japan in the English language

Reverse Engineering in Japan and the Global Trend Towards Interoperability by Rohan Mishra

(Copyright Law)

Copyright System in Japan at CRIC

Second-hand Software Issues: Litigation at Tokyo District Court and Request to Fair Trade Committee

(Patent Law)

Publication of the "Operational Guidelines on Treatment of Technical information disclosed on the Internet as Prior Art" and the "Operational Guidelines on Treatment of Exceptions to Lack of Novelty of Invention"

Japan IP Resources by Shoichi Okuyama

Japan / US Comparisons of Biotechnology Patents by Miyako Okada-Takagi

Enforcement of Patents in Japan

Open Japanese Patent List

(Trademark)

Trademark Status Report (May, 1998)

Trademarks in Japan

Japan Laws

Japanese Law via the Internet by Makoto Ibusuki
New Legislation at Ritsumeikan Law Review

Japanese law on the Internet: its realities and possibilities

Distributed Translation Project (Distra) at Nagoya University

Juvenile Justice

Some Problems of the Juvenile Justice System in Japan by Nobuyoshi Araki

Multiple Disposition on Juveniles by Family Courts by Jin Sakata

The First Juvenile Court Judge of Japan by Jin Sakata

Labour Law

Labour Law and Social Policy at JIL

Guide for foreign nationals working in Japan

Legal Problems Concerning Part-time Work in Japan by Katsutoshi Kezuka

Telework in Japan by Shinya Ouchi

A comparison of the dismissal of teachers in the U.S. and Japan by Shoji Sugita

Law and Social Science

OTA Shozo Web Page at Tokyo University

Legal Profession

The Legal Profession in Japan at Kitahama Law Office

Legal Practice in Japan / Simulator of Java Applet

Litigation

International Commercial Litigation in Japan by Masafumi Kodama and Jay Tyndall

Dispute Resolution in Japan

Nationality

The Choice of Nationality

NPO

New Non Profit Organization Act in Japan by Naoki Ikeda

Organ Transplantation Law

Some Remarks on the Proposals for the Revision of Japan's Organ Transplantation Law by Masahiro Morioka

A Proposal for Revision of the Organ Transplantation Law Based on A Child Donor's Prior Declaration by Masahiro Morioka and Tateo Sugimoto

Privacy Law

Interim Report of the Study Group on Legislation of the Privacy Protection Law in Telecommunications Sector (Summary)

Public Law

Introduction to Public Law in Japan by Narufumi Kadomatsu

Responsibility of Japanese Government for World War II

Court Cases, Citizen Groups, and the Unresolved Issues of War

The "comfort women" issue of the Japanese military

Did Japanese Army Abduct Asian Women? Did Japanese Army Force Them into Prostitution? Was Japanese Government Responsible for them?

NK Welcomes Victory of "Comfort Women" in Law Suit, Urges Tokyo Gov. to Make Reparation

Women from N-S Korea, Japan Urge Tokyo to Take State Responsibility for "Comfort Women Issue"

The Society to Support the Demands of Chinese War Victims

Tax Law

Japanese Tax System [1999 edition] at MOF
Selected Materials on Japanese Taxation

National Tax Administration System by Kenneth Kobayashi

Gist of the Proposed Tax Reform for FY 1999

Telecommunication Law

Reconsidering the Concept of "Broadcasting" by Junichi Hamada

A Comparative Study of Regulation Reform in the Telecommunications Field in Japan and the U.S. by Jungo Kimura

Guideline for codes of Practice for Internet Service Providers at TELSA

Tort

Compensation Standards For Traffic Accident Victims

Corporal punishment in the U.S. and Japan - a comparison by Shoji Sugita

Legal Solution : Wife Abuse, Sexual Harassment

Last Modified : Aug/07/2001

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